Good morning. Grace and peace to you.
There are lots of good Kindle deals today, including several for parents and families (e.g. the Hughes’ Disciplines of a Godly Family and Paul Tripp’s Parenting). You may want to scroll down to yesterday’s deals as well as there were some good ones you may have missed.
Is Meta Chasing the Anti-Progressive Vibe Shift?
“We’re a nation driven by more than ideas and values. Arguably, our cultural engine is feelings, trends, and resonances—or ‘vibes.’ Right now we’re living through a vibe shift. Different trends are catching; new resonances are echoing; strange feelings are emerging. And the vibe shift is now affecting one of America’s most powerful corporations. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is undergoing a conversion of its own.”
3 Reasons Why Joe Rogan’s Interview of Wes Huff Was Memorable
Stephen McAlpine: “The interview on the Joe Rogan show of Canadian Christian apologist and historian, Wes Huff, was a triumph. And I mean that without any sense of hubris. It ticked a lot of boxes. And it did so in a way that has had more cut-through than just about any apologetic moment (in the positive) that I can remember in the recent past.”
When One Spouse Claims and One Denies Abuse (Video)
Church leaders (and others) will be helped by Darby Strickland’s thoughts on how to respond when one spouse claims abuse and the other denies it.
It Could Have Been Me
“I woke up on Wednesday morning to the howling of sirens and the smell of smoke and looked out my second-story window to see a dark plume in the distance. ‘It looks close,’ I told Gil. ‘But I know the mountains can play tricks on you.’ The mountains surrounding us on three sides had been on fire in September (over 40,000 acres in the end). Those fires had seemed close too, but stayed miles away.”
It’s Biblical
Murray Campbell: “It’s fascinating to see how quick we are to turn to and lean upon biblical language and imagery when trying to make sense of events in front of us. This isn’t specifically a Christian trait, it is a cultural one. In fact, it is a near-universal tone for people grasping for description and explanation of what has befallen them.”
“Faith Healer” Kenneth Copeland Speaks After 10 Weeks in Hospital (Video)
Kenneth Copeland recently returned to preaching after spending 10 weeks in the hospital, claiming he has made a covenant with God to live to 120 years old. Todd Friel responds.
Flashback: The Greatest Christians and the Most Visible Gifts
…in God’s economy earnestness counts for more than eloquence, obedience for more than acclaim, submission for more than any measure of visible success.
As Christian preachers, we are royal heralds, not court jesters. We are ambassadors, not clowns. We are called to edify and evangelize, not entertain.
—H.B. Charles Jr.
